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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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